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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the debate over whether the health care mandate is a tax remained front and center in the campaign today, even as the president shifted his attention to economic issues at the start of a midwest bus tour. president obama was back on the stump today in ohio, touting his own economic policies and taking a shot at those of republican mitt romney. >> i don't think that mr. romney's plan to spend trillions of dollars more on tax cuts for folks who don't need them and aren't even asking for them is the right way to grow our economy, especially since they want to pay for it by cutting education spending, and cutting job-creating programs, and raising middle-class taxes. >> woodruff: the president's stop was part of a two day bus tour across ohio and western pennsylvania, to draw attention to economies in both states which have been buoyed by a stronger auto industry. but in his first campaign event since last week's supreme court's decision to uphold his health care l
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the debate over whether the health care mandate is a tax remained front and center in the campaign today, even as the president shifted his attention to economic issues at the start of a midwest bus tour. president obama was back on the stump today in ohio, touting his own economic policies and taking a shot at those of republican mitt romney. >> i don't think that mr. romney's plan to spend...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: three months after upholding president obama's health care law, the supreme court is back with a docket that may even rival last year's term for drama. the justices will decide a case on affirmative action in higher education, and are expected to take up disputes on same-sex marriage, civil rights law, and more. the term opened today with arguments in another controversial case: whether businesses can be sued in u.s. courts for human rights violations that occur in foreign countries. marcia coyle of the "national law journal" was in the courtroom this morning, and is back with us tonight. welcome back. >> nice to be back. brown: let us stipulate, as the lawyers say, that last year was a blockbuster. >> absolutely. brown: new this term has some potential itself as well, right? affirmative action. >> yes, it does, jeff. it would be a different kind of blockbuster term. last term was really a lot about the structure of government under the constitution. did congress
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: three months after upholding president obama's health care law, the supreme court is back with a docket that may even rival last year's term for drama. the justices will decide a case on affirmative action in higher education, and are expected to take up disputes on same-sex marriage, civil rights law, and more. the term opened today with arguments in another controversial case: whether businesses can be...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: an american woman and a danish man were free today after u.s. commandos whisked them away from their pirate captors in somalia. the operation unfolded in secret, even as president obama made ready to address the nation. the first hint of action came in the president's cryptic greeting to defense secretary leon panetta, just before delivering the state of the union address last night. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> brown: the president said nothing else during his speech, but confirmation came several hours later. u.s. navy seals had raided a site near adado in central somalia. they freed two aid workers who'd been kidnapped from another town, galkayo, three months ago. at the time, american jessica buchanan and her danish colleague, poul thisted, had been part of a project to clear land mines. today, they were being reunited with their families. emerging accounts said the seals parachuted in, and took the sleeping pirates by surprise, killing nine. ther
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: an american woman and a danish man were free today after u.s. commandos whisked them away from their pirate captors in somalia. the operation unfolded in secret, even as president obama made ready to address the nation. the first hint of action came in the president's cryptic greeting to defense secretary leon panetta, just before delivering the state of the union address last night. >> good job...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woouff: michigan, atate consided aradlof the union movement, today struck a blow against organized labor. the republican-dominated state legislature approved laws that deny unions the right to require membership in exchange for a job. more than 12,000 people gathered outside the state capitol in lansing to protest the move. inside, they chanted "shame on you!" at republican governor rick snyder. late today he signed the bill. for more, we're joined by micheline mayrd, a contribur to forbecom and former detroit bureau chief for the "new york times," and by bill ballenger, editor of "inside michigan politics." welcome to you both. mickey maynard. first, this has all happened very quickly. what precipitated this right now. >> there were two things that happened, judy. first of all in november there was a ballot proposal that unions floated that would have outlawed right-to-work. it would have put that into the state constitution. that proposal failed because it was proposed
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woouff: michigan, atate consided aradlof the union movement, today struck a blow against organized labor. the republican-dominated state legislature approved laws that deny unions the right to require membership in exchange for a job. more than 12,000 people gathered outside the state capitol in lansing to protest the move. inside, they chanted "shame on you!" at republican governor rick snyder. late...
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now back to the pbs newshour. thanks again for your support. >> brown: if anyone needed evidence of the changing world of media and technology, more came today in the form of a poll published by "time" magazine that checked in consumers in eight nations, including the u.s. among the highlights 20,% of respondents said they check their mobile device every 10 minutes and 84% said they couldn't go a single day without their mobile devices. we, of course, have been taking a regular look at how such changes are playing out in the presidential campaign and our team from the daily download web site is back again tonight. lauren ashe burne is the site's editor-in-chief, howard curt is host of cnn's "reliable sources q." what do you make of those numbers? >> it's a wired world. i check mine more frequently. >> brown: you're not shocked. >> not at all. >> brown: the biggest news in the campaign was the selection of paul ryan. how did that play out in your world? >> well the campaign itself has turned online on twitter, for
now back to the pbs newshour. thanks again for your support. >> brown: if anyone needed evidence of the changing world of media and technology, more came today in the form of a poll published by "time" magazine that checked in consumers in eight nations, including the u.s. among the highlights 20,% of respondents said they check their mobile device every 10 minutes and 84% said they couldn't go a single day without their mobile devices. we, of course, have been taking a regular...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the tea party had a new champion today and texas republicans had their nominee for the u.s. senate. the results in tuesday's runoff sent a shock wave through republican ranks nationwide. >> when we started, they said this was impossible. we were at 2% in the polls. >> woodruff: but last night, former texas solicitor general ted cruz captured the republican nomination for a u.s. senate seat. >> and they said i couldn't do it. and you know what? they were right. i couldn't do it, but you could. ( cheers ) >> woodruff: cruz trounced texas' lieutenant governor of nine years, david dewhurst, by 13 points. he did it with the backing of such tea party favorites as sarah palin and rick santorum, and with a fiery brand of conservative populism. >> tonight is a victory for the grassroots... ( long cheer ) it is a testament to republican women, to tea party leaders and to grassroots conservatives. ( cheers ) >> woodruff: dewhurst had been the republican establishment favo
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the tea party had a new champion today and texas republicans had their nominee for the u.s. senate. the results in tuesday's runoff sent a shock wave through republican ranks nationwide. >> when we started, they said this was impossible. we were at 2% in the polls. >> woodruff: but last night, former texas solicitor general ted cruz captured the republican nomination for a u.s. senate seat....
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now back to the pbs newshour. and >> ifill: finally tonight, the continuing influence of julia child on cooking and american tastes. today would have been the famous french chef's 100th birthday. the tributes have already begun for one of the original pioneers in the pbs family. we have our own look and jeffrey brown is our guide. >> the chicken sisters! ms. boiler, ms. fryer... >> brown: a little confidence, julia child taught several generations of americans, is all you need to cook french cuisine. oh, and a lot of butter. >> if you that then the butter won't burn. >> brown: in fact, it wasn't until her 30s that child even began cooking. she was born in pasadena in 1912, and during world war two, worked for the o.s.s., the precursor to the c.i.a. then in 1949, while her husband was stationed in paris as a foreign service officer, she enrolled at the famed cordon bleu school of cooking. in 1961, she published the first of 18 books and the one that made her a national name. "mastering the art of french cooking" no
now back to the pbs newshour. and >> ifill: finally tonight, the continuing influence of julia child on cooking and american tastes. today would have been the famous french chef's 100th birthday. the tributes have already begun for one of the original pioneers in the pbs family. we have our own look and jeffrey brown is our guide. >> the chicken sisters! ms. boiler, ms. fryer... >> brown: a little confidence, julia child taught several generations of americans, is all you need...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the many months of speculation finally came to an end today. the u.s. supreme court issued a landmark decision on health care reform on the last day of its term. "newshour" health correspondent betty ann bowser begins our coverage. >> reporter: the crowd gathered outside the supreme court broke into applause when the five to four decision was announced this morning. ( applause ) the court upheld the centerpiece of the 2010 health care law: the individual mandate. it requires nearly all americans to get health insurance or pay a fine. the goal is to expand coverage to 32 million americans who don't have it now. conservative chief justice john roberts joined the court's four liberals-- stephen breyer, ruth bader ginsburg, elena kagan and sonia sotomayor-- in the majority. >> reporter: president obama hailed the court's finding when he appeared later in the east room of the white house. >> i know there will be a lot of discussion today about the politics of all th
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the many months of speculation finally came to an end today. the u.s. supreme court issued a landmark decision on health care reform on the last day of its term. "newshour" health correspondent betty ann bowser begins our coverage. >> reporter: the crowd gathered outside the supreme court broke into applause when the five to four decision was announced this morning. ( applause ) the...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: sparks were still flying today in the aftermath of the latest republican presidential debate. the candidates went after each other as two key primaries drew near. in phoenix, mitt romney picked up where he left off at last night's arizona debate, charging that rick santorum compromised on conservative principles in his u.s. senate days. >> i didn't expect what happened. what happened was we saw, in this case, senator santorum explain most of the night why he did or voted for things he disagreed with. and he talked about this as being taking one for the team. i wondered, which team was he taking it for. my team is the american people, not the insiders in washington and i will fight for the people of america, not special interests. ( applause ) >> woodruff: santorum, meanwhile, released a new television ad in michigan, using some of romney's past statements to question his conservative beliefs. hours earlier, the two leading republican contenders had repeatedly t
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: sparks were still flying today in the aftermath of the latest republican presidential debate. the candidates went after each other as two key primaries drew near. in phoenix, mitt romney picked up where he left off at last night's arizona debate, charging that rick santorum compromised on conservative principles in his u.s. senate days. >> i didn't expect what happened. what happened was we saw,...
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on most pbs stations. our reporter, dan sagalyn went on board a u.s.aircraft carrier in the persian gulf. it's conducting the largest ever military exercise to rehearse finding and destroying explosive sea mines. read his story and see his photos. and a second slideshow offers images taken by young photographers in the dominican republic. they are part of an exhibit to promote tolerance. that's on the rundown. all that and more is on our website: newshour.pbs.org. margaret? >> warner: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm margaret warner. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made poss
on most pbs stations. our reporter, dan sagalyn went on board a u.s.aircraft carrier in the persian gulf. it's conducting the largest ever military exercise to rehearse finding and destroying explosive sea mines. read his story and see his photos. and a second slideshow offers images taken by young photographers in the dominican republic. they are part of an exhibit to promote tolerance. that's on the rundown. all that and more is on our website: newshour.pbs.org. margaret? >> warner: and...
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but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support, and that support helps keep programs like ours on the air. >> ifill: finally, another in our occasional series on ets and poetry. tonight, we hear from katherine larson, she won the yale series of younger poets competition last year, and last month received the kate tufts discovery award, which recognizes poets of "genuine promise." in the last decade or so i've been a molecular biologist and field ecologist and at the same time i've been working in the finances. i got my masters of fine arts in poetry so much of my poetry is infuse bid the science that i work in. i grew up in a family of educators. my father was a professor of forestry and my mother was a fourth-grade teacher. she had an avid love for science so she had a classroom full of turtles and guinea pigs and tarantulas and even a madagascar hissing cockroach. having my daughter has altered my perspective of the world in the ways i wasn't prepared for.
but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support, and that support helps keep programs like ours on the air. >> ifill: finally, another in our occasional series on ets and poetry. tonight, we hear from katherine larson, she won the yale series of younger poets competition last year, and last month received the kate tufts discovery award, which recognizes poets of "genuine promise." in the last decade or so i've been...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: tough new rhetoric dominated the presidential campaign during the last 24 hours. it was the latest evidence that the battle for the white house will be no holds barred. the pre-convention presidential campaign has become increasingly defined by acrimony and accusation. >> this is what an angry and desperate presidency looks like. >> they are just throwing everything at the wall to see if it sticks. >> ifill: a new war of words was launched tuesday, as vice president biden went after republican mitt romney in danville, virginia. >> romney wants to let-- he said in the first hundred days, he's going to let the big banks once again write their own rules. unchain wall street. they're going to put y'all back in chains. >> ifill: republicans expressed immediate outrage. later in the day, the vice president said he'd meant to say "unshackled." but he did not apologize. >> i got a message for them. if you want to know what's outrageous, it's their policies and the effects
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: tough new rhetoric dominated the presidential campaign during the last 24 hours. it was the latest evidence that the battle for the white house will be no holds barred. the pre-convention presidential campaign has become increasingly defined by acrimony and accusation. >> this is what an angry and desperate presidency looks like. >> they are just throwing everything at the wall to see if it...
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we're ready to return to the pbs newshour. thanks again for your support. >> ifill: finally tonight, a look at one element of syria's opposition, the free syrian army. many are defectors from syria's regular army that is putting down the anti-assad rebellion with brutal efficiency. hugh macleod and annasofie flamand, a reporting team from our international news web site partners, global post, spent time with the fighters in northern lebanon. an unnamed photographer accompanied them into syria.ri macleod voiced this report. >> reporter: these guys with me are from the free syrian army. they are defected soldiers from the army of the syrian regime. i feel proud that we the free syrian army can say that we are here, we are here on the ground. and hopefully soon we will conduct large operations, operations to topple the regime. >> one year into his brutal crackdown on peaceful protests syrian president bashar al assad is facing an armed insurgency by the rebel fighters of the free syrian army. the group is led by officers and sold
we're ready to return to the pbs newshour. thanks again for your support. >> ifill: finally tonight, a look at one element of syria's opposition, the free syrian army. many are defectors from syria's regular army that is putting down the anti-assad rebellion with brutal efficiency. hugh macleod and annasofie flamand, a reporting team from our international news web site partners, global post, spent time with the fighters in northern lebanon. an unnamed photographer accompanied them into...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the fury over a film that attacks the prophet mohammed spilled into more of the muslim world today, even as the middle east calmed. in several countries, including afghanistan, police used force to defend u.s. diplomatic and military sites. for the first time violent protests that eruptedded last week spread to indonesia. the world's most populous muslim nation. outside the u.s. embassy in jakarta, hundreds of people threw rocks and fire bombs and battledded with police in their fury over an anti-islamic film made in the u.s. >> there is no other way. those who insult the prophet mohammed, whoever he is, must die. >> woodruff: meanwhile in southwest asia, hundreds of pakistanis chanted "down with america" and tried to scale barriers outside the u.s. consulate in lahore. police fought back with riot batons. >> the police are carrying out atrocities against us. the world is watching. we are condemning this anti-muslim film through this protest and saying to the g
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the fury over a film that attacks the prophet mohammed spilled into more of the muslim world today, even as the middle east calmed. in several countries, including afghanistan, police used force to defend u.s. diplomatic and military sites. for the first time violent protests that eruptedded last week spread to indonesia. the world's most populous muslim nation. outside the u.s. embassy in jakarta,...